blueprints 1 of 2

plural of blueprint

blueprints

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blueprint

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blueprints
Noun
That creates an opportunity for companies offering open models to potentially become indispensable to businesses by offering technological blueprints for their products. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Standouts include fragments of original mosaics, old blueprints, and digital reconstructions to show how the building has changed over the centuries. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026 No blueprints or detailed descriptions of either ship survive, but historians have deduced much about them from tax records and logbooks. Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 But there are also adults… and some very valuable blueprints. Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 This includes creating the engineering blueprints and the financial structure. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026 There were no buildings, no paved roads, no blueprints handed down by a father or grandfather who had done this before. Srinivasulu Mupparaju, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The company also managed to ship the blueprints for Schlumberger’s many inventions to Texas, for safekeeping, out of German hands. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Those blueprints proved useful to Fire Point in learning how to clone Russia’s more advanced missile system, the S-400, which formed the basis for the FP-7x. Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Verb
Recreating Rosebank’s Unique Facility IMD worked with Forsyth’s to create new stills, using archival still blueprints to build exact replicas of the original design. Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blueprints
Noun
  • To boost attendance this summer, Disney unleashed a bevy of discounts from coast to coast, for tickets, hotels and dining plans for the season.
    Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Kennedy Center's board is expected to meet Thursday to consider plans for the performing arts venue's future after a federal judge blocked an earlier move for a two-year closure that would allow for substantial renovations.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Per Promise’s logline, the film follows a young woman who designs AI personalities for a mysterious tech company .
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Kinsman creates whiskies that may not be bottled for more than a decade, while Newey designs race cars around aerodynamic details that can ultimately determine championships.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • To reduce its carbon footprint, the glass industry is pursuing various decarbonization strategies centered on circular material use and technological innovation.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
  • As businesses navigate rapid technological change and shifting workplace expectations, local-level leadership is increasingly shaping how global strategies land.
    Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Plus, the Office of Science and Technology Policy plots a venture capital-like model for the scientific grant process.
    Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 July 2026
  • Capitalizing on the tide of anti-Rhaenyra sentiment rising among the peasants of King's Landing, Ormund plots to sow further unrest by paying off a band of smallfolk to brutally torture and kill members of the City Watch.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • That's because he has been heavily involved in the construction and trades programs at Cherry Creek Innovation Campus.
    Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • While these programs are a step in the right direction to improving e-scooter safety, Chicago should also consider policies designed around the developmental needs and behaviors of youth.
    Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The narrative starts immediately after the encounter and charts her harrowing fight to get past it, physically and mentally, putting any of my own struggles into a sobering perspective.
    The Know, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Goode charts the exploitation and mistreatment of reptiles that are illegally sold and sometimes endangered through intricate, decades-old smuggling operations that have often, but not always, escaped detection at airports.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The change could reshape one of the most ambitious AI infrastructure projects in the US.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With so many projects in the works, what could the LuckyChap team possibly do next?
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Blueprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blueprints. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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